Japanese Idols Go to China: Cultural Adaptation and Nationalism

Xiaofei Tu; Wendy Xie

doi:10.5771/9781793608185

Summary

This book situates the Chinese acceptance of Japanese popular culture, specifically the intriguing and sometimes awkward relationship between the “idol” groups AKB48 and SNH48, within the broad context of nationalist ideology and international relations in East Asia. It aims to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the reader about contemporary East Asian cultural exchanges and nationalist expressions in concrete forms. Additionally, this book attempts to discover heretofore overlooked aspects of nationalism’s metamorphosis in both China and Japan and challenge the existing scholarly and popular understandings of nationalism. By interrogating the nationalism factor in popular culture in Chinese and Japanese contexts, this books concludes that popular culture fandom can both be a culprit in promoting hegemonic political ideologies and serve as a potential antidote.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-0817-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-0818-5
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 211
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 1: Japanese Popular Culture in the Chinese-Speaking World No access Pages 15 - 50
Chapter 2: AKB48 and Its Chinese Fans No access Pages 51 - 76
Chapter 3: SNH48 and the Chinese Adaptation of Japanese Idol Culture No access Pages 77 - 130
Chapter 4: Sino-Japanese Relations and Nationalism No access Pages 131 - 156
Chapter 5: Popular Culture and Nationalism No access Pages 157 - 176
Bibliography No access Pages 177 - 196
Index No access Pages 197 - 210
About the Authors No access Pages 211 - 211